diff --git a/lib/pel_utils.py b/lib/pel_utils.py
index eb74ef5..69039b8 100644
--- a/lib/pel_utils.py
+++ b/lib/pel_utils.py
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@
 import func_args as fa
 import bmc_ssh_utils as bsu
 import json
+import os
+import sys
+from robot.libraries.BuiltIn import BuiltIn
+
+base_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+sys.path.append(base_path + "/data/")
+
 import pel_variables
 
 
@@ -14,6 +21,7 @@
     r"""
     Base class for peltool related exceptions.
     """
+
     def __init__(self, message):
         self.message = message
         super().__init__(self.message)